Not just Tacos, Tequila or danger.
Emily, Waukee, IA I chose these six words because I’m tired of people reducing my culture to food and stereotypes about safety. Being Mexican is...
I’m black. so I am dangerous?
Brianna Branch Norfolk, VA I’m black and therefore I am seen as a threat to others because of my skin color. I have never tried...
Be mighty whitey not humble honkey
Todd Johnston, Baltimore, MD. Tired of the violence and racism towards productive working white folks that gets swept under rug and buried by the media....
Race is mankind’s most dangerous myth.
Dr H, USA. Lots. Don’t know if it will all fit here. I am proud of my ethnic heritage. But my “race” is simply the...
A closed mind is most dangerous.
Rhonda Lynn, Crowley, TX. When we are unwilling to approach life with an open mind, we leave room for hate to fester and grow. With...
Isolation left me all mixed up.
Tad C., Overland Park, KS. With very little exposure to other races while growing up I found myself faced with 2 stereotypes for blacks; pigeonholes...
STILL WORKING ON MY OWN RACISM
Nina New York City, NY IT IS A CONTINUAL PROCESS TO UNPACK THE DANGEROUS THINGS I WAS TAUGHT AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT AFFECTS HOW...
Theater: Black line clinging, Tall building
Vera Patricia Mitchell Lillian, AL I remember My father showing me how the black people entered the theater in Pensacola. through a door at the...
Conversations about race are existentially dangerous.
Martin MacKenzie Clackamas, OR I think these discussions have become so politically charged that no on can escape danger to one’s job, civil liability, or...
